A family-run business of over 50 years has entrusted its staff to take the reins after adopting employee ownership. Dazzle & Inkspot Ltd, renowned for its officially licensed fancy dress products, toys, games and recreational merchandise, has secured the long-term futures of its employees by transitioning to the ownership model. The Hamilton-based firm was formed […]
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A COMMITTED employee at a family-owned business has become company director following the firm’s transition to employee ownership. Patricia Foy started as a sales assistant with Hamilton-based Dazzle & Inkspot Ltd in 1999. After more than two decades of dedicated service, she has now been awarded a directorship by the current owners who are passing
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A teenage apprentice at Jerba Campervans, one of Scotland’s most prominent employee-owned firms, is following in his father’s footsteps as he nears the end of his second month on the job. Calum Winter (16) is the latest recruit at the VW converters team after embarking on a four-year trainee programme. The Haddington teenager was encouraged
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Perth-based housebuilder Stephen has once again been voted a ‘Five Star’ builder by its customers. The family firm, which dates back to 1935, has earned the rating following a rigorous, externally verified customer satisfaction survey backed by industry body Homes for Scotland. The survey is designed to provide buyers with information that will help guide
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Food firm Baxters could close its restaurant and retail outlet in Moray with the loss of up to 30 jobs. The Fochabers-based business – famed for its soups and preserves – has a Highland Village visitors centre in the town. Baxters said the coronavirus pandemic had “exacerbated the already challenging trading conditions”. It has begun
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